Texas guard Eric Davis Jr. (10) and forward Dylan Osetkowski (21) hold the jersey of teammate Andrew Jones (1) during the school song following an NCAA college basketball game against TCU, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, in Austin, Texas. The team debuted the "AJ1" logo on their jerseys to honor guard Jones, who has been diagnosed with leukemia. Texas won in double overtime, 99-98. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas guard Eric Davis Jr. (10) and forward Dylan Osetkowski (21) hold the jersey of teammate Andrew Jones (1) during the school song following an NCAA college basketball game against TCU, Wednesday, Jan. 10,

AUSTIN – Kerwin Roach didn't ask anyone to fracture his left hand. But, knowing now what he does, he probably would have ages ago.

Since returning from an injury to his off-hand, the Texas junior has morphed from defensive stopper and occasional source of points. Roach was rarely more than a tertiary scoring option at any given point prior to missing a pair of games on Jan. 10 and Jan. 13.

In his last five games, the junior known as "Snoop" has averaged 17.4 points and 3.2 assists while shooting 43 percent from 3-point range and 75 percent (18 of 24) from the free-throw line. In his first 15 games, pre-injury, Roach averaged 10.1 points and three assists, and he shot only 27 percent from deep and 57 percent from the line.

Some of his increased output has been out of necessity since sophomore guard Andrew Jones was diagnosed with leukemia. But Roach is playing with a visible confidence. He nearly willed UT to victory over Tech, scoring all seven of the Longhorns' points in overtime, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining.

"My confidence in my offensive game has definitely gone up," Roach said. "The time out with my injury I had a chance to reset my mind and my body, but more importantly, my mind. I approach the game differently and it shows on the court."

Roach still touts himself as a lock-down defender, and he remains the team's best perimeter cover man. But now he's doing double duty without a noticeable drop on the defensive end, and he'll have his hands full Saturday against Trae Young and 12th-ranked Oklahoma.

Osetkowski hair alert! Dylan Osetkowski sported a heavily iced ankle Thursday evening while talking with the media, but said he felt "terrific."

The junior forward twisted his ankle against Texas Tech and missed a good portion of the second half, but did return to finish out the overtime loss. He expects to be full-go for Saturday's game against OU.

Osetkowski also had a tangled web of blonde locks occupying the top of his head. The braids, sadly, are no more.

But something new and potentially wonderful is on the horizon.

"I don't know what's going to come out Saturday," Osetkowski said. "I don't want to give that out. I'ma let that be more of a visual experience for everybody. I'm just having fun with it. I think it's been almost a year since I cut my hair. I always said I wanted it to get to a point where I can do stuff with it."